New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-09

shall be deenled guilty Of u misdemean-
or and snail be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars nor less
than one hundred dollars, and such Ii
cense so issued or renewed in violation
Of law shall be void. Any county commits
sioner or member of the council or 9th
er governing body Of any city, village
or other municipal corporation in this
state, any mayer of any city, any judge,
sheriff, justice Of the peace, constable or
other officer who willfully neglects orre-
fuses operform any duty required Of him
by the laws regulating the liquor
traffic or the issuance Of licenses there
for, shall be deemed guilty Of a NAL
feasance in Office, and shall thereafter
be disqualified from holding the same
for and during the remainder of the
term for which he was elected or ap-
pointed, and shall be liable on his bond
in an amount not more than $500 nor
less than 800, recoverable in any court
having jurisdiction. Whoever sells,
barters, gives away or otherwise dispos-
es of any spirituous, vinous, fermented
or malt liquors, without first having OBJ
tanned license therefor agreeably to the
laws of this state, shall be deemed gull
ty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof in any court having
jurisdiction of the same, be punished by
a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than 800, together with the costs of
prosecution, and imprisonment in the
county jail not less than thirty days
nor more than ninety days. All prose-
cutions for the violation of any of the
provisions of this section may be tried
and conducted in 3 summary manner
before any municipal court, police JUS
tice or justice Of the peace having juris-
diction thereof in the same manner as
violations of any municipal or dinance or
bylaw may now be tried and con-
Quoted. The provisions of this act
shall apply to all cities and villages in
this state incorporated under general
or special law, and every other munich
pal corporation or quasi-municipal cor
poratiOn in this state, whether or not
said municipal corporations have the
right by general or special charter or
special law to grant licenses for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors or to regu-
late said sale through or by any council
or officer OF the same-anything in the
charter of any municipal corporation
in this state to the contrary notwith-
standing. All licenses granted after
the passage of this act and before Ju-
ly l, 1887, shall expire on said last
named date, provided that in any town,
village or city where under the existing
laws the licenses are granted in March,
April, May and June, such licenses may
be issued to terminate July l, 1887, on
the payment of pro rata of the
amount of license required by the ex-
isting laws for the entire year; provided
further, that where in any town, village
or city any license for the sale of intox-
icating liquors has been granted since
July 1, 1886, and before the passage of
this act, any and all such licenses shall
expire within one year from the date of
issuing the same. The word ''intoxi-
eating liquors wherever used in the
laws or statutes of this state. now in
force Or hereafter to be in force, shall
be construed to mean spirituous, vim
Gus, fermented and malt liquors or
either of them. All acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are here
by repealed. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Wild geese are moving north-a sure
sign that spring is coming.